‘Unfailingly big-hearted and generous’: Beloved Herald cartoonist John Shakespeare dies after cancer battle

‘Unfailingly big-hearted and generous’: Beloved Herald cartoonist John Shakespeare dies after cancer battle

Shakespeare’s shy smile and boundless kindness were woven into the fabric of the newsroom, and his loss will be felt deeply by generations of staff and readers.

Cartoonist John Shakespeare dies after cancer battle

John Shakespeare, whose illustrations shaped the pages of Australian journalism for nearly four decades, passed away on Monday evening after a battle with cancer. He was 63. His loss has left a deep impression on the media landscape, especially at The Sydney Morning Herald, where he spent the bulk of his career. Shakespeare is survived by his partner, Anna-Lisa Backlund, and their son, Lukas. As Jordan Baker writes in The Sydney Morning Herald, …